As I mentioned a few entries ago, Jason and I went to the Jabel Shams (or Jabal Shams or Jebel Shams) canyon in Oman, the second largest canyon in the world. I have quite a few shots that I'll be posting, but thought I'd start with this one, shot on the way back from the end of the canyon. For most of the walk the path was relatively safe – if you had slipped you would have probably ended up getting away with a few cuts and bruises – but there were a few sections where you'd almost certainly have plunged several thousand feet to the bottom. Fortunately, that didn't happen, but my nerves were a bit shredded by the end of the walk. Oh, and in case you're wondering, the path in this shot was one of the safe bits :)
In terms of the post-production: this is an HDR image, processed using Photomatix Pro, and the 'original' image is the metered exposure rather than the tone mapped shot.
In other news ...
Full details regarding both my Austin (TX) workshops are now online – my one day HDR Crash Course and my two day Creating Dramatic Images workshop:
I spoke to Dave Wilson earlier today – who will be coordinating both workshops – and he told me that there are already a number of bookings and a lot of interest, so book soon if you'd like to come along. Just drop Dave an email as follows:
dave AT davewilsonphotography DOT com
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comment byPascal at 05:27 PM (GMT) on 1 December, 2010
stunning shot David!!! :D
comment byCarlos Garcia at 05:46 PM (GMT) on 1 December, 2010
Wonderful shot! Beautiful and a little unnerving at the same time! Love the rich details and color your processing brings out.
comment by Laura at 12:24 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2010
Lovely photos of Oman - this one took my breath away. I'd forgotten about some of the beautiful things I'd seen when I was younger and lived there. Thanks for sharing them!
comment byCristian Tibirna at 01:49 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2010
The posttreatment is absolutely awesome!
comment byPau Blasi at 08:29 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2010
Stunning shot with great detail. I didn't know about Topaz InFocus plugin. How much did you use it in this case? Thanks!
comment bydjn1 at 08:39 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2010
Thanks everyone.
Pau: I didn't make a huge change with InFocus, I just used it to sharpen up the detail a bit. Normally, I would have used Topaz Detail to add some microcontrast, but InFocus seemed to do a good job of accentuating the detail without introducing any obvious artefacts. I haven't tested it all that thoroughly yet, but my initial impression is that it will prove to be a useful tool.
comment byPau Blasi at 08:51 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2010
Thank you for your time and explanation!
comment bydjn1 at 09:21 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2010
You're welcome.
comment by kate at 04:45 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2010
Wow! Spectacular, David. Love it when I haven't visited in awhile and then, first photo out of gait I see is a huge "Thwack" right between the eyes. :)
comment by steve at 05:26 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2010
dave... love the subtlety of the processing, this is hdr at it's very best!
comment byMichelle at 06:29 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2010
Fantastic POV and light!
comment by Raquel at 02:27 PM (GMT) on 3 December, 2010
Breathtaking! The transformation is stunning. One of my favorites!
comment byJason at 04:34 PM (GMT) on 3 December, 2010
I still can't believe we walked up this thing! Very nice shot. I binned my version 3 times before finally posting it as I found it so hard to process. Still prefer yours :)
comment bydjn1 at 05:01 PM (GMT) on 3 December, 2010
As I mentioned a few entries ago, Jason and I went to the Jabel Shams (or Jabal Shams or Jebel Shams) canyon in Oman, the second largest canyon in the world. I have quite a few shots that I'll be posting, but thought I'd start with this one, shot on the way back from the end of the canyon. For most of the walk the path was relatively safe – if you had slipped you would have probably ended up getting away with a few cuts and bruises – but there were a few sections where you'd almost certainly have plunged several thousand feet to the bottom. Fortunately, that didn't happen, but my nerves were a bit shredded by the end of the walk. Oh, and in case you're wondering, the path in this shot was one of the safe bits :)
In terms of the post-production: this is an HDR image, processed using Photomatix Pro, and the 'original' image is the metered exposure rather than the tone mapped shot.
In other news ...
Full details regarding both my Austin (TX) workshops are now online – my one day HDR Crash Course and my two day Creating Dramatic Images workshop:
http://davewilsonphotography.com/workshops/
I spoke to Dave Wilson earlier today – who will be coordinating both workshops – and he told me that there are already a number of bookings and a lot of interest, so book soon if you'd like to come along. Just drop Dave an email as follows:
dave AT davewilsonphotography DOT com
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lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
image editor
plugins (etc)
cropped?
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EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
16mm
f/8.0
1/60, 1/160 and 1/400
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stunning shot David!!! :D
Wonderful shot! Beautiful and a little unnerving at the same time! Love the rich details and color your processing brings out.
Lovely photos of Oman - this one took my breath away. I'd forgotten about some of the beautiful things I'd seen when I was younger and lived there. Thanks for sharing them!
The posttreatment is absolutely awesome!
Stunning shot with great detail. I didn't know about Topaz InFocus plugin. How much did you use it in this case? Thanks!
Thanks everyone.
Pau: I didn't make a huge change with InFocus, I just used it to sharpen up the detail a bit. Normally, I would have used Topaz Detail to add some microcontrast, but InFocus seemed to do a good job of accentuating the detail without introducing any obvious artefacts. I haven't tested it all that thoroughly yet, but my initial impression is that it will prove to be a useful tool.
Thank you for your time and explanation!
You're welcome.
Wow! Spectacular, David. Love it when I haven't visited in awhile and then, first photo out of gait I see is a huge "Thwack" right between the eyes. :)
dave... love the subtlety of the processing, this is hdr at it's very best!
Fantastic POV and light!
Breathtaking! The transformation is stunning. One of my favorites!
I still can't believe we walked up this thing! Very nice shot. I binned my version 3 times before finally posting it as I found it so hard to process. Still prefer yours :)
Thanks everyone :)
Jason: no, it does seem a bit implausible :)